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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flagellate1 /ˈfladʒ(ə)leɪt/

▶verb flog, either as a religious discipline or for sexual gratification.

– derivatives
flagellation noun,
flagellator noun,
flagellatory /-lət(ə)ri/ adjective.

– origin C17 (earlier (C16) as flagellant): from L. flagellat-, flagellare ‘whip’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flagellate2 /ˈfladʒ(ə)lət, -eɪt/ Zoology

▶noun any of a large group of protozoans that have one or more flagella used for swimming. ▶adjective bearing one or more flagella.

– origin C19: from flagellum + -ate2.

'flagellate' also found in these Oxford entries:

coccolithophore - euglena - giardiasis

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